ADVANCED SHOOTERS

Here are a bunch of articles for advanced shooters. What’s an ‘advanced shooter?’ Well, it’s anyone who has mastered the controls of his/her camera and no longer has to think about them when photographing. It’s a photographer who is starting to really ‘see’ the light everywhere he/she goes, thinking about its photographic possibilities. It’s anyone for whom photography is becoming a life’s passion…in other words, if you’re reading this, it’s probably you!

Does your camera have back-button autofocus? Is it an option on your DSLR to switch between shutter-driven autofocus and thumb-driven back button? If you grew up on shutter-driven autofocus and never bothered to relearn, you’re selling yourself short. Here’s why….

Simply stated, “aperture” is the hole in your lens that allows light to pass through to your CCD (charge coupled device) during an actual digital camera exposure. The size of the hole has a big impact upon your photos. Here’s why you should care…